30 Days with a Grateful Heart - Day 4

Today I found myself grateful for mobility. I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately and also achy and slow. I have had bad knees for over 10 years now. Had a full ACL replacement on the right knee and some meniscus damage on the left knee from a skiing accident. Over the years, very slowly, I have become more stiff and the pain has increased. I also notice that it takes me longer to get up and get moving if I've been still for a while or if it's cold or the weather is changing.

Anyhow, because of this stiffening and pain, I've been pretty limited about being on my feet for long periods of time or walking for large distances. However, today I felt better than I have in weeks and I actually started my holiday shopping. I found that there were even a couple of times when I got up from sitting for awhile and I was completely fluid and pain free. I cannot express how happy that made me. Because of my injuries and the limits they have placed on me, being mobile has actually become more precious to me. I think a lot of us just take our mobility for granted as I once did.

Now, I feel grateful for the days where I feel "normal" and I appreciate that, even if I'm in some kind of discomfort, I can still move about without help of a cane, crutches, braces or a wheelchair. I hope there are many more years of mobility ahead of me!